Belarusian Numbers
Learning the Belarusian Numbers is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Belarusian language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Belarusian.
Belarusian cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity.
Grammar Tips:
In Belarusian numbers from 1 to 20 are
unique and therefore need to be memorized individually. Numbers from 21 and
upwards are formed by using the following pattern: for example 21 can be formed
by using 20 + 1 written separately: дваццаць адзiн
Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Belarusian Numbers |
| numbers | noomari - нумары |
| one | adzіn - адзін |
| two | dva - два |
| three | tri - тры |
| four | chatiri - чатыры |
| five | pyatzʲ - пяць |
| six | shestzʲ - шэсць |
| seven | syem - сем |
| eight | vosyem - восем |
| nine | dzyevyatzʲ - дзевяць |
| ten | dzyesyatzʲ - дзесяць |
| eleven | adzіnatztzatzʲ - адзінаццаць |
| twelve | dvanatztzatzʲ - дванаццаць |
| thirteen | trinatztzatzʲ - трынаццаць |
| fourteen | chatirnatztzatzʲ - чатырнаццаць |
| fifteen | pyatnatztzatzʲ - пятнаццаць |
| sixteen | shasnatztzatzʲ - шаснаццаць |
| seventeen | syemnatztzatzʲ - семнаццаць |
| eighteen | vasyemnatztzatzʲ - васемнаццаць |
| nineteen | dzyevyatnatztzatzʲ - дзевятнаццаць |
| twenty | dvatztzatzʲ - дваццаць |
| hundred | sto - сто |
| one thousand | 1 tisyacha - 1 тысяча |
| million | mіlʲyon - мільён |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Numbers in Belarusian has a logical pattern. Locate the Numbers above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Belarussian.
List of Ordinal Numbers in Belarusian
Belarusian Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Below is a list of the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Belarusian. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Belarusian vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Belarusian Numbers |
| Ordinal Numbers | Paradkaviya noomari - Парадкавыя нумары |
| first | pyershi - першы |
| second | droogі - другі |
| third | tretzі - трэці |
| fourth | chatzvyorti - чацвёрты |
| fifth | pyati - пяты |
| sixth | shosti - шосты |
| seventh | syomi - сёмы |
| eighth | vosʲmi - восьмы |
| ninth | dzyevyati - дзевяты |
| tenth | dzyesyati - дзесяты |
| eleventh | adzіnatztzati - адзінаццаты |
| twelfth | dvanatztzati - дванаццаты |
| thirteenth | trinatztzati - трынаццаты |
| fourteenth | chatirnatztzati - чатырнаццаты |
| fifteenth | pyatnatztzati - пятнаццаты |
| sixteenth | shasnatztzati - шаснаццаты |
| seventeenth | syemnatztzati - семнаццаты |
| eighteenth | vasyemnatztzati - васемнаццаты |
| nineteenth | dzyevyatnatztzati - дзевятнаццаты |
| twentieth | dvatztzati - дваццаты |
| once | (adzіn) raz/adnoychi/adnago razoo - (адзін) раз/аднойчы/аднаго разу |
| twice | dvoychi/dva razi - двойчы/два разы |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Belarusian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Belarussian Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Belarusian lessons here: Learn Belarusian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.